Memories
- Oct- 2023 -16 October
Fun & Friends on our Waterways
Living, as we do, in the Hills and Hawkesbury areas we are fortunate to have some amazing waterways to enjoy.…
Read More » - Aug- 2023 -19 August
200 Years of the Bells Line of Road
Just on two hundred years ago, at the age of 19, a young man, Archibald Bell Junior, who was raised…
Read More » - 4 August
Happy Little Vegemites
Often, when talking to fellow Aussies regarding the subject of times past, discussion may lead to familiar and famous products…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -25 July
Wayne’s World
Recently, at an open day held at Bella Vista Farm, a visitor enquired about staging a Vintage Car display. This…
Read More » - 9 July
Community Minded Connie
Some thirty odd years ago I had the privilege of sitting alongside a very community minded member of our local…
Read More » - Jun- 2023 -25 June
Roughley Speaking about an Old Mate
Having lived in The Hills for quite some time I have met some wonderful characters whom I remember fondly. One…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -1 April
Going to the TIV
By Ivor Jones One memory I have of the past is, as a teenager, going with my parents to the…
Read More » - Mar- 2023 -18 March
Remembering Roxburgh Hall – Part 2
By Ivor Jones Looking from the door leading from the main rooms on the right side of the courtyard were…
Read More » - 5 March
Remembering Roxburgh Hall – Part 1
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][us_image image=”67175″ size=”full” align=”left” style=”circle”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Ivor Jones[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Known at various times as Roxborough Hall, Roxburg Hall…
Read More » - Feb- 2023 -17 February
Scissors & Silhouettes
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][us_image image=”67175″ size=”full” align=”left” style=”circle”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Ivor Jones[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SHORT STORY OF SCISSORS JOHN Many older Aussies…
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